Business Development Manager - Products

QinetiQ; Malvern; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension

Holiday allowance

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Employee discount portal

Armed Forces Covenant support

Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

QinetiQ is seeking a Business Development Manager – Products in the UK to identify, qualify and secure new business across its hardware portfolio, including PNT and GNSS products. The role is based in Malvern, Farnborough or London and focuses on hunter-driven growth, demanding strong relationships with MOD, international partners and resellers.

You will own forecasts, shape opportunities from early stages to order, and collaborate across Capture, Engineering and Programs teams to deliver

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent demonstrable experience).
• Proven BD or capture experience in defence, national security or related markets.
• Track record of identifying, qualifying and winning new business with a strong pipeline.
• Experience in international/export business development with relevant contacts.
• Security clearance: SC required; DV is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Identify, qualify and progress new opportunities across portfolio and regions.
• Own a pipeline weighted towards new business with accurate forecasts.
• Engage customer spheres of influence including MOD/DE&S and primes.
• Develop and apply Price-to-Win strategies to improve win probability.
• Provide timely order forecasts and maintain discipline in the sales cycle.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Capture, Engineering and Marketing to shape pursuits.

Skills

Hunter mindset

Stakeholder engagement

CRM management

Relationship building

Forecasting

Education

Degree or equivalent

Tools

C4C CRM

SAP CRM

Job description

Job Title

Business Development Manager – Products

Global Grade: GG13

Location: Malvern, Farnborough or London

Role Type: Permanent – Full Time

Role ID: 20339

Role Purpose

Identify, qualify and win new business across QinetiQ's hardware product portfolio, in defence, export and dual‑use markets. The portfolio spans the Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) and navigation product lines, including the Q40 GNSS receiver, alongside the wider range of QinetiQ hardware products taken to market internationally. Operate as a “hunter”, proactively prospecting and originating new opportunities. Build and own a pipeline weighted towards new business, take multiple products to market across assigned regions, and maintain accurate forecasts in the business CRM tool.

Develop and apply competitive strategies that position QinetiQ to win, drawing on an established network of customer and partner contacts to engage early, understand requirements and demonstrate the value and differentiation of our offer. Work as part of the Business Development team and across QinetiQ, with Capture, Engineering and Programmes colleagues, to progress opportunities from early shaping through to order.

Key Accountabilities

• New Business and Pipeline: Identify, qualify and progress new opportunities across the portfolio and assigned regions. Own a pipeline weighted towards new business and maintain its accuracy, with realistic dates and honest pWin, in the business CRM.
• Customer Engagement: Build and maintain relationships across the customer sphere of influence, including the user and requirements community, the customer, MOD and DE&S, and the OEM or prime. Act as the voice of the customer in internal discussions.
• Export and International: Develop business through various international sales routes, working with the reseller network and the wider business to identify and shape international opportunities early, within export control requirements.
• Competitive Positioning: Develop and apply competitive strategies and Price-to-Win analysis to improve pWin, and provide a clear, evidence‑based view of what is required to win.
• Forecasting and Governance: Provide timely and accurate order forecasts, maintain gate and Decision Point discipline, and progress pursuits through the QinetiQ business winning process.
• Team Contribution: Support the cohesion, standards and behaviours of the Business Development function, share market intelligence, and collaborate across QinetiQ to convert opportunities into orders.

Key Capabilities/Knowledge

• Strong defence and security market knowledge, including UK and international customers, primes, partners, acquisition routes, export markets and dual‑use applications.
• A hunter’s instinct for new business, with the drive to identify, shape, qualify and win profitable opportunities.
• Clear understanding of assigned regions and accounts, including customer priorities, budgeting cycles, procurement approaches, competitor landscape and routes to market.
• Strong relationship building across the customer sphere of influence, drawing on an established network across defence, export, prime contractor and partner communities.
• Customer‑focused approach, with the ability to understand user needs, influence requirements early, test propositions with customers and align QinetiQ capability to operational value.
• Sound commercial judgement, including direct customer routes, prime and partner‑led routes, government‑to‑government opportunities where relevant, export licensing considerations and protection of QinetiQ’s commercial interests.
• Rigorous opportunity qualification and competitive analysis, including Price-to-Win, value proposition development, competitor positioning and an honest read on pWin.
• Disciplined pipeline and CRM management, owning accurate, current and realistic opportunity data in C4C, including dates, values, next actions, pWin and forecast position.
• Confident representation of a technical product portfolio to customers who may not be technical, translating complex capability into clear operational, commercial and strategic value.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, producing clear staff work, customer‑facing material, pursuit updates and senior stakeholder briefings.
• Effective cross‑functional working with Capture, Engineering, Product, Marketing, Government Relations, Commercial and delivery teams to bring the right expertise to each pursuit.
• Courage of conviction, with the confidence to challenge constructively, raise risks early and be heard when something is affecting QinetiQ’s chance to win.
• Resilience, pace and ownership, maintaining momentum under ambiguity or time pressure, meeting commitments and driving assigned pursuits through to order.

Experience & Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent demonstrable experience)
• Proven experience of business development, sales or capture in defence, national security or a closely related market
• Track record of identifying, qualifying and winning new business, with evidence of building and converting a pipeline
• Experience of international and export business development, with an established network of relevant contacts
• Desirable: experience in PNT, navigation, sensors, C4ISR or a similar hardware product portfolio
• Desirable: experience of SAP Cloud for Customer (C4C), Microsoft Dynamics or a similar CRM for pipeline and forecasting
• Desirable: knowledge of MOD, DE&S, NATO and priority international defence markets and their acquisition routes
• Desirable: experience of reseller or partner management in export markets
• Security clearance: SC is required for this role (held or eligible to obtain); Developed Vetting (DV) is a bonus.

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Competitive holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities – helping charities and local community

Eligibility & EEO

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.